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WP - Willow Glen Trestle

Santa Clara County, California

Photos 

WP train on trestle, 1955

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BH Photo #317623

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Timber stringer bridge over Los Gatos Creek on Three Creeks Trail
Location
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1921 for Western Pacific Railroad
Railroads
- Rail-to-trail
- Western Pacific Railroad (WP)
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Total length: 210.0 ft.
Also called
Three Creeks Trail - Willow Glen Trestle (Hopefully the future name)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.31493, -121.90367   (decimal degrees)
37°18'54" N, 121°54'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/597145/4130372 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
San Jose West
Elevation
120 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 66416 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (14,621)
Built 1921 (550)
Built during 1920s (9,611)
California (2,298)
Doomed (1,069)
Have street view (25,675)
Open to pedestrians (3,857)
Rail-to-trail (1,404)
 Railroad (14,515)
San Jose, California (9)
Santa Clara County, California (36)
Timber Trestle (67)
Timber stringer (3,751)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,093)
Western Pacific Railroad (32)

Update Log 

  • December 2, 2015: Updated by Erik Hoffman: Added category "Rail-to-trail"
  • March 4, 2015: New photos from Ian Bowen
  • March 4, 2015: New Street View added by James Baughn

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